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he is in martha's vineyard in massachusetts. he will be speaking to reporters in the next half hour. the oustedof president storming and torching two buildings, causing the local has thents in giza, story tells, a two and a four- story building set ablaze. more demonstrations in cairo today. this is a map of he did, looking at the northern part of the country. your thoughts on all of this? thing i need to tell you, the brotherhood, they are the worst people that you can imagine. trouble. all of the you talked about the military. trust me, the military tries to defend egypt. people who do something wrong is the brotherhood. i am muslim. the brotherhood is the worst people that you can imagine. if they come here, americans could never stand one day with a brotherhood. host: thank you. greg in horten, virginia. virginia.- lorton, caller: we have been involved in the middle east for way too long. it is all about oil. it is why we go there, why we play this game of giving money to egypt and israel. everyone knows that they are enemie
he is in martha's vineyard in massachusetts. he will be speaking to reporters in the next half hour. the oustedof president storming and torching two buildings, causing the local has thents in giza, story tells, a two and a four- story building set ablaze. more demonstrations in cairo today. this is a map of he did, looking at the northern part of the country. your thoughts on all of this? thing i need to tell you, the brotherhood, they are the worst people that you can imagine. trouble. all of...
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the president from martha's vineyard earlier today. the picture from the pentagon this afternoon where we expect a briefing on sexual assault in the military. we will have it live. on egypt, chuck hagel has offered a statement. he says in part to date called the egyptian minister of defense to discuss the relationship, and since the crisis began the united states has made it clear the egyptian government must refrain from violence and move toward an inclusive political transition. recent developments including the violence that resulted in hundreds of deaths has undermined those principles. the united states military will not conduct a bright start training exercise scheduled for later this year. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] we are live at the pentagon where we are awaiting a briefing on sexual assault in the military. and he gets underway we will have live coverage. while we wait, u.s. energy discussion this morning, and whether or not the president wi
the president from martha's vineyard earlier today. the picture from the pentagon this afternoon where we expect a briefing on sexual assault in the military. we will have it live. on egypt, chuck hagel has offered a statement. he says in part to date called the egyptian minister of defense to discuss the relationship, and since the crisis began the united states has made it clear the egyptian government must refrain from violence and move toward an inclusive political transition. recent...
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how have the duties of the first ladies evolved from martha washington until this day? it sounds like there are a lot of similarities, really. it depends on the individual first lady as to how. >> it is. actually, i think that the first three first ladies -- martha, abigail, and dolly -- were far harder working and more actively involved in their husband's lives and in their careers. and my own opinion was that when we stopped being colonies and started being a country, maybe by the 1800's or so, that generation growing up, we were growing to be more -- they were more prominent. they were very prosperous. men wanted their wives to have all sorts of lovely things. they catered to them a lot more. they didn't have to work quite as hard. ladies at that time, they started, i guess being frailer. >> 1857 the key supreme court -- the dred scott supreme court decision on slavery. in 1858, the lecompton constitution. in 1860, the pony express was established. and in 1861, the creation of the confederate states of america. this white house was dealing with enormous problems but
how have the duties of the first ladies evolved from martha washington until this day? it sounds like there are a lot of similarities, really. it depends on the individual first lady as to how. >> it is. actually, i think that the first three first ladies -- martha, abigail, and dolly -- were far harder working and more actively involved in their husband's lives and in their careers. and my own opinion was that when we stopped being colonies and started being a country, maybe by the...
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programs on every first lady from martha washington wine mckinley. tonight, harriet lane. quite she is probably the most tragic of all the first ladies. she hated it with a passion. she did not move into the white house with peace. >> they had eight rooms they had to furnish. when she arrived, she basically holed up and spent much of her time writing letters to her dead son. she called them my presaged child. a very poignant letter. , andey were returning there was a terrible accident. . it was devastating for the family. god.she concluded this was forhe house was too much jane to take care of. i don't think she was interested in housekeeping particularly. >> most regarded peer us as a failure in the office. >> it was the happiest of all presidencies. >> good evening. on this program, we learned about the final first ladies of the antebellum era. whose tenurepierce was defined by overwhelming loss. the time she and her husband are brought to the executive mansion, they have lost all fore of their young sons the next 45 minutes, we will .elve into jane pierce good evening.
programs on every first lady from martha washington wine mckinley. tonight, harriet lane. quite she is probably the most tragic of all the first ladies. she hated it with a passion. she did not move into the white house with peace. >> they had eight rooms they had to furnish. when she arrived, she basically holed up and spent much of her time writing letters to her dead son. she called them my presaged child. a very poignant letter. , andey were returning there was a terrible accident. ....
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programs on span, every first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. e're offering the special edition of the book, "first ladies of the united states of america" presenting the of each and portrait first lady, comments from noted historians and thoughts from the role of a on first ladies throughout history. now available for the discounted of $12.95 plus shipping at c-span.organize/products. the website has more about first lady, including a special white , "welcome to the house" produced by our partner, the white house historical association. in the icles life executive mansion during the tenure of each of the first ladies. more at c-span.organize/first ladies. >> c-span. e bring public affairs events from washington directly to you putting you in the room at white sional hearings, house events, briefings, and onferences and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house all a public private industry where c-span created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago by the local cable or satellite provider. hd. ou can watch this in >> now, journ
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during monday's program on martha washington, join in the conversation. ive-ek recess.f-town f returning after labor day. now that congress is on summer break, what do you want to hear from your lawmakers as they travel back to their respective congressional district or state? the numbers are on your screen. cq focusing on the issue of immigration. mindful of how immigration opponents in august 2006 seized momentum. lawmakers also focusing on the voting rights act. patrick leahy is the chair of the senate judiciary committee and brought up the issue of the voting rights act following the supreme court decision earlier this year. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> president obama had an emotional news conference with the victims of the newtown shooting and he said this was just round one. with the election coming up, is it realistic to expect round two on that? >> it is mentioned it is something that but is notsense, something that he will get to now. unfortunate. could you pass one law that would stop all the gun violence in this country? no. but
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is a very mean thing to say but i thought his first priority should be to bring his family back from martha's they neared and return to wherever he came from. you mean coming back to washington d.c.? just come back to wherever he is being president and go away from being president. the other caller said he should perhaps resigned. that is what i think. rose brought up the division in politics, that is the subject of today's lead editorial in the wall street journal on a different potential candidate, hillary clinton. her racial politics is the headline there. the next piece notes that she makes a polarizing pitch that ignores trends in voter turnouts. that opinion piece notes that hillary clinton is playing racial politics right now -- on the issue of potential candidates in 2016, here is a front page piece today also in "the wall street journal" -- on that same story, it goes on to note the history here. it notes -- over the past half-century, vice presidents who ran invariably capture their parties nomination -- the last president to fail the nomination was out in berkeley, who suffer -- wh
is a very mean thing to say but i thought his first priority should be to bring his family back from martha's they neared and return to wherever he came from. you mean coming back to washington d.c.? just come back to wherever he is being president and go away from being president. the other caller said he should perhaps resigned. that is what i think. rose brought up the division in politics, that is the subject of today's lead editorial in the wall street journal on a different potential...
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the first power couple in the presidency were martha and george. >> another call. delighted to have people watching in venezuela. lindsay is in pennsylvania. what is your question? >> i do not have a question either, but i thought it might be fun for your viewers to know i am a relative. my maiden name was urchard. much to my dismay. nobody understood it. i am proud to have it as part of my heritage now. when i was in high school i did some research on rutherford b. hayes and i found out he had quite the sense of humor and ended up riding a bicycle through the white house. i thought your viewers might get a kick out of knowing that. >> thank you so much. did he have a sense of humor? >> he did. it was a bit understated. he cut up apples at the dinner table and tossed the pieces at the people at the table. some of whom would not deem to catch them. he could also tell a joke. but not often. >> it was serious times. lucie hayes gave birth to eight children, five of whom went to adulthood. are the a lot of descendents in the country? >> we have more than 100 hayes desc
the first power couple in the presidency were martha and george. >> another call. delighted to have people watching in venezuela. lindsay is in pennsylvania. what is your question? >> i do not have a question either, but i thought it might be fun for your viewers to know i am a relative. my maiden name was urchard. much to my dismay. nobody understood it. i am proud to have it as part of my heritage now. when i was in high school i did some research on rutherford b. hayes and i...
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next week, martha washington to angelica van buren. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> senator mark pryor is joining us this week on "the communicators." your full committee recently approved tom wheeler to the sec.
next week, martha washington to angelica van buren. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> senator mark pryor is joining us this week on "the communicators." your full committee recently approved tom wheeler to the sec.
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we have about two and a half minutes of tape from president obama yesterday on martha's vineyard on all of this and then we'll go to your calls. >> we appreciate the complexity of the situation. while muhammad morsi was elected president in a democratic election, his government was not inclusive. and did not respect the views of all egyptians. we know that many egyptians, millions of egyptians, perhaps even a majority of egyptians were calling for a change in course and while we do not believe that force is the way to resolve political differences, after the military's intervention several weeks ago, there remained a chance for reconciliation and an opportunity to pursue a democratic path. instead, we've seen a more dangerous path through arrests, abroad crackdown on mr. morsi's associations and supporters and now, tragically, the violence has taken the lives of hundreds of people and wounded thousands more. the united states strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by egypt's interim government and security forces. we deplore violence against civilians. we support the universal
we have about two and a half minutes of tape from president obama yesterday on martha's vineyard on all of this and then we'll go to your calls. >> we appreciate the complexity of the situation. while muhammad morsi was elected president in a democratic election, his government was not inclusive. and did not respect the views of all egyptians. we know that many egyptians, millions of egyptians, perhaps even a majority of egyptians were calling for a change in course and while we do not...
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today comeite house of the president has a number of before hiss schedule nine-day summer vacation to martha's vineyard. there is a new bill that passed att sets most student loans a cap of 8.5%. p.m., the president holds a that will range from the terror alerts that have closed over 20 can't -- 20 allssies and consulates, the way to the decision to cancel the summit with vladimir putin. coming upt will be here on c-span, and then we will take your phone calls and questions via facebook and footer. on the issue of u.s./russian set to gettalks are underway between secretary of state john kerry thomas -- kerry, and the secretary of to issues with russia. we'll keep our eyes on that might bring you more of that later today. some people say that if we cut the military, we do not have that information to fight as much. -- temptation to fight as much. if we have a smaller inventory will stay out of it. that is not true. i do not see a higher correlation to even the defense budget and the worldwide need. the world wars happened to my we the vietnam war happen, and we run prepared. the reagan years ar
today comeite house of the president has a number of before hiss schedule nine-day summer vacation to martha's vineyard. there is a new bill that passed att sets most student loans a cap of 8.5%. p.m., the president holds a that will range from the terror alerts that have closed over 20 can't -- 20 allssies and consulates, the way to the decision to cancel the summit with vladimir putin. coming upt will be here on c-span, and then we will take your phone calls and questions via facebook and...
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this week, martha washington to angelica van buren. starting at 9 p.m. eastern on c- span. program, join's in on the conversation with historian and author patricia rady at facebook.com/cspan. >> i have been pushing for this in the senate, that we would move cybersecurity legislation. it is bacon cop located. cybersecurity means different things to different people. -- it is big and complicated. cybersecurity means different things to different people. the house is actually passed some of this and i think we ought to look at what they have done. certainly if we want to take a stab at doing are only thing in the senate, that is great. but we need to really get moving on this in the senate. this is a real threat, a real problem him and all of my colleagues are on the intelligence committee and are worried about cybersecurity. internetlogy and issues on capitol hill, tonight on "the communicators on co. at eight eastern on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: last week the fbi announced a major operation targeting child prostitution efforts in 76 cities. michael h
this week, martha washington to angelica van buren. starting at 9 p.m. eastern on c- span. program, join's in on the conversation with historian and author patricia rady at facebook.com/cspan. >> i have been pushing for this in the senate, that we would move cybersecurity legislation. it is bacon cop located. cybersecurity means different things to different people. -- it is big and complicated. cybersecurity means different things to different people. the house is actually passed some of...
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eastern on c-span programs on every first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. tonight, sarah polk, mark rhett taylor and abigail fillmore.
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eastern on c-span, programs on every first lady from martha washington. tonight, elizabeth monroe and the lease catherine adams. -- louisa catherine adams -- louise catherine adams. ♪ >> elizabeth monroe was a true partner in her husband's career. they were a love story and absolutely devoted to each other. elizabeth monroe had a well- developed sense of style and image. this is a woman who knew how to carry herself with great elegance. >> it is called the era of good feeling. >> this is a woman who spoke french. >> very great beauty. she received is seldom anything in the white house. she hated it. >> dignity, civility. those are the words that come to mind. >> elizabeth monroe served as first lady from 1817 to 1825 as a time known as the era of good feeling. coming up, we will explore her life and what were not always happy times inside the white house for this woman born into a well-to-do new york family. she married james monroe at the age of 17 and traveled new york extensively with him. she brought with her to the white house a certain french sens
eastern on c-span, programs on every first lady from martha washington. tonight, elizabeth monroe and the lease catherine adams. -- louisa catherine adams -- louise catherine adams. ♪ >> elizabeth monroe was a true partner in her husband's career. they were a love story and absolutely devoted to each other. elizabeth monroe had a well- developed sense of style and image. this is a woman who knew how to carry herself with great elegance. >> it is called the era of good feeling....
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it is today, resident obama began his week long vacation at martha's vineyard. today we will be discussing the state of u.s. relations with dive intoking a deep u.s. job numbers, and talking about recent al qaeda threats. before we do that we want to hear about the state of news media from our viewers. the pew research center's -- you research center released its biannual data and while there is still plenty of criticism about the industry, most americans continue to believe the media plays an important watchdog role. as we take you through that reports this morning, we want to hear your thoughts. he of us a call. we split our lineup -- we split our lines up by age group. you can also catch up with us on all of your favorite social media sites, on twitter and facebook. you can also e-mail us at .ww.c-span.org we want to take you to that report that was released on thursday by the pew research center for the people. public valuations of news organizations performance on key measures, such as accuracy, fairness, and independents remain mired near all-time lows. th
it is today, resident obama began his week long vacation at martha's vineyard. today we will be discussing the state of u.s. relations with dive intoking a deep u.s. job numbers, and talking about recent al qaeda threats. before we do that we want to hear about the state of news media from our viewers. the pew research center's -- you research center released its biannual data and while there is still plenty of criticism about the industry, most americans continue to believe the media plays an...
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this week martha washington to angela can -- to angelica van buren. and during tonight's program on washington, join in the conversation with petitioner span. at facebook.com/c-span affairs in public washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, briefings, and conferences and offering complete gavel-to- gavel coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of private interest. this is funded by your local cable provider. you can watch this in hd. governors who met this weekend in milwaukee. this is one session where they talked about cybersecurity, what states can do to protect themselves and citizens from cyber attacks. this session was about one hour and 20 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to the closing session of the 2000 and asked 2013 summer session. i would ask you if we could start the meeting. please join me in thanking governor walker his great hospitality. i know we all had a good time. i think it has been very productive. is conversation this morning on cybersecurity. it continues to be one of the most
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next week, martha washington all the way to angelica van buren. >> next, members of a house panel question an irs official about taxes and subsidies in the healthcare law. acting iressa commissioner testifying along with gary: from the centers for medicare and medicaid services. the house ways and means committee hearing is just over three hours. good morning. the hearing will come to order. in testimony before this committee, secretary saville yes repeatedly told congress and the american people -- secretary sibelius said that it was "on track to meet the october deadline" for the new healthcare law, however the evidence is showing just the opposite is true. in june, the gao released two reports which raised serious questions about whether the center for medicare and medicaid services, cms, would be able to have federally run exchanges up and running by october 1, 2013 noting numerous reasons for their concerns. in late july, the treasury inspector general for tax administration stated testing for the exchanges would be difficult to complete before the october 1 date and as a result ameri
next week, martha washington all the way to angelica van buren. >> next, members of a house panel question an irs official about taxes and subsidies in the healthcare law. acting iressa commissioner testifying along with gary: from the centers for medicare and medicaid services. the house ways and means committee hearing is just over three hours. good morning. the hearing will come to order. in testimony before this committee, secretary saville yes repeatedly told congress and the...
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you are on an first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. garfield.cretia ♪ >> it's only in recent years that a lot of scholarship has focused on the fact that their marriage was in its early phases. >> i think in the early years, james found her a bit distant and cold. as the years went by, she had a tremendous influence on him. >> they spend a lot of time on their children. i thought that education was an emancipating factor. >> mrs. garfield adored her time at the exhibition, but she was specifically interested in the latest scientific technologies of the day. after james garfield's death, citizens raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that were turned over to lucretia garfield. in today's dollars, it would equate to somewhere around $8 million. >> her character was extremely strong. she had a rectitude that was invulnerable. host: lucretia garfield was born in ohio in 1832. her life spans antebellum america to the progressive era of the early 20th century. a supporter of women's rights and deeply interested in politics, she and presi
you are on an first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. garfield.cretia ♪ >> it's only in recent years that a lot of scholarship has focused on the fact that their marriage was in its early phases. >> i think in the early years, james found her a bit distant and cold. as the years went by, she had a tremendous influence on him. >> they spend a lot of time on their children. i thought that education was an emancipating factor. >> mrs. garfield adored her time...
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these were their own people. >> there was a book written about martha washington. this is her story about rachel and andrew jackson of being gentle. it is available for those of you who want to learn more. let me have you talk about a theme, that is the changing role of women in politics. what was happening for women and their ability to influence politics? >> what was gaining is the abolitionist movement. they were part of that movement and were also feminist. it was not peculiar to see women with opinions. >> how did the ladies in the administrations deal with the panic of 1837? >> very well. -- not so well? really was a panic. >> last question. caller: yes, my quick question is that i heard that the burens white house.n the what president family spoke a foreign language in the white house, and the answer is the family of martin van buren's. >> i do not believe that his children did. van buren spoke dutch. i doubt he spoke dutch in the white house. by the time he went into his retirement, he went to the countryside to speak with the people who spoke dutch. the du
these were their own people. >> there was a book written about martha washington. this is her story about rachel and andrew jackson of being gentle. it is available for those of you who want to learn more. let me have you talk about a theme, that is the changing role of women in politics. what was happening for women and their ability to influence politics? >> what was gaining is the abolitionist movement. they were part of that movement and were also feminist. it was not peculiar...
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programs on every first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. tonight's program focuses on the life of caroline harrison.  >> caroline scott harrison was born in 1832 where she met benjamin harrison. she grew into an accomplished artist, interested in women's issues. although the harrison presidency has been rated as fairly unsuccessful by some historians, those who tracked first ladies considered carolina harrison as one of the more underrated to serve in this role. we'll learn why in this segment of "first ladies: influence and image" and here to tell us more about the story of carolina harrison, our two guests who now the office well. edie mayo, thanks for coming back. and bill seale, white house historian, has spent his professional career understanding the history of that building. bill and edie are both members of c-span's academic advisory committee for this series. we're going to start with an illustration tonight. the white house itself is one of the most iconic buildings in the world. i think -- >> certainly, yeah. >> is -- if ca
programs on every first lady from martha washington to ida mckinley. tonight's program focuses on the life of caroline harrison.  >> caroline scott harrison was born in 1832 where she met benjamin harrison. she grew into an accomplished artist, interested in women's issues. although the harrison presidency has been rated as fairly unsuccessful by some historians, those who tracked first ladies considered carolina harrison as one of the more underrated to serve in this role. we'll...
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they can go to martha's vineyard and coste del sole and that is ok. .nd the law is very fluid the law is a means to a noble and. if obama is better than us and he really has a better vision, that he does not have to follow the obamacare mandate. or he can give amnesty to 1.7 million illegal aliens because his intent and goals are supposedly better than ours. that is dangerous when you get away from hasselhoff. >> one of the ancient civilizations i find most fascinating is the byzantine empire. they actually preserve western civilization for a good 1000 years. if you go and see the walls in modern-day istanbul, like 20 feet thick, you have to wonder if this country was overrun from the outside or did it crumble from the inside? as a military historian and a general historian as well, what confluence of threats from the outside as well as threats from within, how do you see that at work in our walls of civilization? gregg's every great civilization has enemies, foreign and domestic. how do they become superior to them when they were not in the past? does rahm destroy animals, and yet wh
they can go to martha's vineyard and coste del sole and that is ok. .nd the law is very fluid the law is a means to a noble and. if obama is better than us and he really has a better vision, that he does not have to follow the obamacare mandate. or he can give amnesty to 1.7 million illegal aliens because his intent and goals are supposedly better than ours. that is dangerous when you get away from hasselhoff. >> one of the ancient civilizations i find most fascinating is the byzantine...
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the white house briefing today is currently underway with deputy spokesman josh earnest at martha's vineyard. there is a portion from earlier today. -- the white house has condemned the violence. >> good morning, everybody. let me take a minute to get settled here. before we get started, i want to read a statement about the violence overnight in egypt. the dates strongly condemns the use of violence against road testers in egypt. we extend their condolences to the families of those who have been killed and two the injured. we have repeatedly called on the egyptian military and security forces to show restraint and for the government to respect the universal rights of its citizens just as we urge protesters to demonstrate peacefully. the violence will only make it more difficult to move egypt forward on it path to lasting stability and democracy and runs directly counter to the pledges by the interim government to pursue reconciliation. oppose theongly return to a state of emergency law and call on the government to respect basic human rights such as freedom of peaceful assembly and due proce
the white house briefing today is currently underway with deputy spokesman josh earnest at martha's vineyard. there is a portion from earlier today. -- the white house has condemned the violence. >> good morning, everybody. let me take a minute to get settled here. before we get started, i want to read a statement about the violence overnight in egypt. the dates strongly condemns the use of violence against road testers in egypt. we extend their condolences to the families of those who...
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week, martha washington to angelica van buren. first ladies, weeknights all this month. on c-span. house minority leader nancy pelosi answered a reporter's question. >> i'll add to that if you tell us about your glasses. >> they are google glasses. you're telling your family what you're going to it for lunch as soon as you look down at your lunch? >> >> democratic senators tom harkin and dick durbin hosted a forum on immigrants in a middle school in ames, iowa. both are supporters of a bill for undocumented immigrants. this is just over an hour. >> thank you all very much for coming. [applause] >> thank you all very much for coming. i'm the director -- move along here. thank you all for being here. and for this extremely important topic. and one that we just -- i appreciate -- my good friend dick durbin, senator durbin from illinois. >> 12 years ago when we first started on the dream act. so, senator, thank you so much for your work. [ applause ] well, as i greet you this morning, i'm reminded of a famous incident involving franklin roosevelt. he was addressing the daughters of the
week, martha washington to angelica van buren. first ladies, weeknights all this month. on c-span. house minority leader nancy pelosi answered a reporter's question. >> i'll add to that if you tell us about your glasses. >> they are google glasses. you're telling your family what you're going to it for lunch as soon as you look down at your lunch? >> >> democratic senators tom harkin and dick durbin hosted a forum on immigrants in a middle school in ames, iowa. both are...
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president obama wrapping up his news conference in the east room before heading off to a summer vacation in martha's vineyard. here on c-span, we will open up our phone lines to get your reaction, your thoughts on what you heard from the president and a couple of ways for you to participate is by phone, of course. you can also post your comments on facebook. we put the question earlier c-span chat is the hash a lot going on including u.s.- russia relations, the implementation of the health care law, and asking questions about the u.s. russian relations that he did not think it was the right thing to do to boycott the 2014 olympics and also spoke earlier about his relationship with vladimir putin. earlier today, secretary of state john kerry and chuck hagel, secretary of defense, meeting in the state department with their counterparts in the russian government. we have video of that and we will show it to you later. let's get to your comments. what did you think of the residence news conference? republican line from pomona, california. two comments. are you really serious that president obama is comp
president obama wrapping up his news conference in the east room before heading off to a summer vacation in martha's vineyard. here on c-span, we will open up our phone lines to get your reaction, your thoughts on what you heard from the president and a couple of ways for you to participate is by phone, of course. you can also post your comments on facebook. we put the question earlier c-span chat is the hash a lot going on including u.s.- russia relations, the implementation of the health care...